Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday May 24. For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.
Ooh, Ladder of Art! you exclaim -- Is it Wadsworth week or Daubigny week? PLOT TWIST! With Canaletto claiming the bye week, this time it's Wadsworth week AND Daubigny week! Not only that, but both of our other veterans have had their moment in the top spot as well. That will make it tough for the new guys! Or will it? Let's take a look!
Last Week's Results
This Week's Contest
Andrea del Castagno
1421 - 1457
Italian
Tournament Record: Tied for 443rd. Lost to Mary Cassatt and George Catlin. 8 votes for, 19 votes against (.296).
Alberto Burri
1915 - 1995
Italian
Tournament Record: Tied for 443rd. Lost to Edward Burra and Alexander Calder. 8 votes for, 19 votes against (.296).
Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
French
Tournament Record: Placed 446th. Lost to Waterhouse, then beat Tom Wesselmann before falling to Whistler. 10 votes for, 24 votes against (.294).
Willem Kalf
1622 - 1693
Dutch
Tournament Record: Tied for 454th. Lost to Wassily Kandinsky and Richard Parkes Bonington. 7 votes for, 18 votes against (.280).
- Tied for First in Week #22.
- Placed Second in Week #24.
Bernardino Luini
c. 1481 - 1532
Milanese
Tournament Record: Tied for 461st. Lost to Mabuse, AKA Jan Gossaert, and to Aristide Maillol. 6 votes for, 17 votes against (.261).
- Tied for First in Week #19.
- Tied for Third in Week #21.
- Placed Third in Week #22.
- Tied for Fourth in Week #23.
- Placed Fourth in Week #24.
Edward Wadsworth
1889 - 1949
British
Tournament Record: Placed 490th. Lost to Édouard Vuillard and Alfred Wallis. 4 votes for, 16 votes against (.200).
- Tied for Third in Ladder Week #6.
- Tied for First in Ladder Week #7.
- Tied for First in Week #9.
- First Place, Week #11.
- In a three-way tie for First in Week #13.
- In a three-way tie for First in Week #15.
- Third Place in Week #17.
- Placed Second in Week #18.
- Tied for First in Week #19.
- Placed First in Week #21.
- Placed First in Week #23.
Charles-François Daubigny
1817 - 1878
French
Tournament Record: Placed 505th. Lost to Salvador Dali and Aelbert Cuyp. 4 votes for, 26 votes against (.133).
- Finished First in Ladder Week #2.
- Finished First again in Week #4.
- ...and again in Week #6.
- ...and in Week #8.
- ...and in Week #10.
- ...and in Week #12.
- ...and in Week #14.
- ...and in Week #16.
- ...and in Week #18.
- ...and in Week #20.
- Tied for First, Week #22.
- Placed Third in Week #24.
Cast up to four votes in the comments by Friday morning!
Kalf/Daubigny, and that's it!
ReplyDeleteWatteau, Luiny, Daubigny.
ReplyDeleteWow- some tough decisions. I like all three new artists, and the ladder climbers have all gotten my votes in the past. Of the latter group (hah!), I think Wadsworth and Kalf have climbed enough for me: Kalf is very one note and Wadsworth is fun times, but a bit much. Luini and Daubigny though will be getting my votes for many more weeks to come.
ReplyDeleteOf the new guys, I guess I'll go with Castagno and Watteau. The first Castagno seems a bit silly, but a Google search shows some impressive works. And Watteau is rococotastic. Many a week Burri would get my vote, he's certainly an original, but not this week.
Wadsworth, Daubigny
ReplyDeleteAndrea del Castagno, Bernardino Luini and Edward Wadsworth.
ReplyDeleteWadsworth, Kalf, Daubigny, and Luini.
ReplyDeleteCastagno, Watteau, Wadsworth, and Daubigny
ReplyDeleteWow, I like all of them! Occupational hazard, I guess. I'll vote for Kalf, for Burri who is looking unexpectedly good this time, for Luini because I find them beautiful, and actually yeah I'm going to stop there I think.
ReplyDeleteWell, I like Burri. And then I'll add in Kalf, Luini, and...a vote against Watteau.
ReplyDeleteSusan says Kalf, Luini, Wadsworth, Daubigny
ReplyDeleteVoting's closed for the week! And open for the new week!
ReplyDelete